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IKEA’s new Montreal location, which is scheduled to be completed this summer, will be a highly energy efficient retail outlet, the company said in a recent statement. This new store will join those in Ottawa, Richmond and Winnipeg as being 40% more energy efficient than those IKEA built in the early 2000s.

Canadians aren’t doing a good job of conserving energy, according to a recently survey from the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance. It shows that while 75% believe conserving energy is very important, only 22% are doing everything they can to reduce their usage.

Eyedro Green Solutions has introduced a new electricity consumption monitoring service called MyFreeMonitor.com. The service is available to both the residential and business markets and is expected to help users reduce electricity costs.

Smart thermostat maker ecobee Inc. has partnered with Austin Energy to launch a new program that will see the Texas utility reduce energy demand during the hot summer months by changing the temperature on customers’ thermostats.